U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, conduct three iterations of detonating C-4 explosives during Agile Spirit 19 at the Vaziani Training Area near Tbilisi, Georgia, July 30, 2019. AgS19 is a cooperatively led exercise between the Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe, designed to support theater security cooperation and […]
Surviving Riptides
Swimming in the ocean poses many dangers to our Airmen including the possibility of being caught in a riptide. Dr. Love takes a moment to discuss the importance of knowing what to do in this situation. A riptide may pull you away from the shore, but it will not pull you under the water, so […]
Pride of the Pacific: Maintenance Abroad
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform routine maintenance and inspections on MEU equipment to ensure combat readiness while underway. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and […]
110 Years of Aviation: The Wright Military Flyer
Learn the history of Signal Corps No. 1, the Army Signal Corps’ first airplane, which was acquired from the Wright brothers in 1909. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript The Wright brothers’ 1909 Military Flyer. This is the beginning of true air power as we know it today. It’s the Air Forces […]
Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen
The Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, is a rigorous 10-day Jungle Medicine Course, designed to train medical personnel to operate and treat patients in a tropical combat environment. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript [Philip] We’re gonna test them to their limits, mentally and physically, and just overall […]